Purchasing Intern

Division: BENTELER Automotive 
Functional Area: Procurement 
Career Level: Internship for Students 
Contract Type: Short-term/Part-time 
Weekly Working Hours: 30.00 
Required Languages: English 
Requisition ID: 44260 

Benefits: United States : 401(k) Match 

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Purchasing Intern to join our team.

Commodity Purchasing Intern

Key Responsibilities

• Track and manage POCNs (Purchase Order Change Notices)
• Perform SAP price updates and maintain price work-cycles for discrepancies
• Manage and update Scheduling Agreements for program changes, ECRs, and other updates
• Prepare and maintain reconciliation documents
• Execute Steel/Scrap index data pulls and maintain material fluctuation files
• Support LOI (Letter of Intent) and new agreement creation for sourcing events
• Pull all CAD drawings and technical data from SAP as needed for sourcing packages
• Populate and complete RFQ (Request For Quote) templates, coordinating with buyers, quality, and engineering
• Handle RFQ administration: sending the RFQ package to suppliers, quote tracking, and quote analysis document preparation
• Complete feasibility document packages (e.g., documents needed to support technical reviews for supplier nominations)
• Generate sourcing board documentation, including completing the necessary documents, pulling supplier scorecard data and performance metrics
• Update and maintain price forecast file for commodity planning
• Process new vendor creation requests and documentation

Professional Development

• Build an understanding of commodity and supplier strategies across multiple regions (U.S. and Mexico)
• Assist in improving and maintaining supplier capability databases
• Gain exposure to strategic sourcing, cross-functional collaboration, and global manufacturing systems
• Shadow experienced buyers and learn the fundamentals of cost analysis, market conditions, and sourcing strategies

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s program (Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field)
• Comfortable working in fast-paced environments
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel; Required
• Exposure to SAP or similar ERP systems is a plus
• Self-motivated, proactive, and willing to learn new systems and processes
• Able to communicate clearly and manage tasks with minimal supervision over time
• Able to work collaboratively in a team environment and independently when required
• Available 20 hours or more per week with a consistent schedule

Location

This internship will be an on-site position in Auburn Hills, MI. Reliable transportation is required.

Your contact

Charlotte Muraske 

BENTELER Human Resources
Phone: 6163339841 
 

Your new employer

The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with around 23,000 colleagues in nearly 26 countries.

The same is true in our BENTELER Automotive division. This is where intelligent solutions for the automotive world are born—and where we, as a partner, provide answers on central topics like safety, the environment, and efficiency to nearly every major automotive manufacturer. Whether it's the body, the chassis, or the engine, we’re constantly setting new standards with the products, materials, and technologies we develop and produce. Inventiveness that makes sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!